Add a Manufacturer Approval Status Code

Use the Manufacturer Approval Status Codes Maintenance (TMA) program to add, change, copy, and delete codes that are used by the Compliant Items by Manufacturer (VGMI) program. See Background and Road Map for more information.

  1. Click Add if codes exist. The program prompts Mfr approval status.

  2. Enter a unique identifier (1 alphanumeric character) for the status code you want to create.

  3. Enter data in this field:

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Description

Required
20 alphanumeric

Enter a description for this status code. This description displays to the right of the code when the user selects a code in the Approval status field.

Receipt allowed

Optional

Select if you want the item approved without inspection or leave blank if the item is considered unapproved and requires inspection.

  1. Choose the appropriate options:

To

Do This

Accept the data

Click OK. The program prompts Mfr approval status. Enter another code or leave blank to exit.

Exit without creating this the code

Click Cancel.

Update the program record

Click Apply.

Delete a saved record

Click Delete.

  1. Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To

Do This

Add another code

Click Add.

Delete the selected code

Click Delete. See Delete.

Copy the selected code

Click Copy. See Copy.

Display the selected code

Click Select.

Display codes from a specific code

Click Restart. The program prompts Mfr approval status. Enter the first code you want to display or leave blank to begin with the first code in the file.

Print the code listing

Click Print. See Print.

Display the previous set of records in the file

Click Page up.

Display the next set of records in the file

Click Page down.

Exit the program

Click Exit.